Shadow Claw (move)

Shadow Claw シャドークロー Shadow Claw

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM65 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +2 if first to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Shadow Claw (Japanese: シャドークロー Shadow Claw) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Shadow Claw deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 39 0352 Kecleon Normal 55 0352 Kecleon Normal 49 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 80 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 42 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 80 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 42 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM65

#   Pokémon Type 0004 Charmander Fire 0005 Charmeleon Fire 0006 Charizard Fire Flying 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0050 Diglett Ground 0051 Dugtrio Ground 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0151 Mew Psychic 0157 Typhlosion Fire 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0190 Aipom Normal 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0216 Teddiursa Normal 0217 Ursaring Normal 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0255 Torchic Fire 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0264 Linoone Normal 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0335 Zangoose Normal 0352 Kecleon Normal 0354 Banette Ghost 0359 Absol Dark 0371 Bagon Dragon 0372 Shelgon Dragon 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0379 Registeel Steel 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0390 Chimchar Fire 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0424 Ambipom Normal 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0447 Riolu Fighting 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus ??? Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0371 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bagon
| colspan="2" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Charizard

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:GlameowShadowClawCharge.PNG Charging Shadow Claw File:Glameow s claw.png Zoey's Glameow
A dark-purple aura shaped into sharp claws envelops the users paw. The user then strikes the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A dark-purple aura shaped into sharp claws envelops Glameow's paw. Glameow then strikes the opponent.
Zoey's Glameow	Arrival of a Rival		Debut

In other languages

• French: Griffe Ombre
• German: Dunkelklaue
• Italian: Ombrartigli
• Spanish: Garra Umbría
• Korean: 섀도크루 Shadow Claw
• Brazilian Portuguese: Garra Sombria

Variations of the move Slash
Slash • Night Slash • Shadow Claw • Psycho Cut • Cross Poison • Aqua Cutter Formerly a variation Leaf Blade